Lack of resources halts Schofield rent abatement policy

5:44 PM,
Feb. 15, 2013

Council members Joan Joss and Bob Szekeress discuss solutions to clean up a home on Moreland Avenue in Schofield that has an unused school bus tangled in tree branches in its backyard during an October tour of the city.

Written by

Katie Hoffman
Daily Herald Media

City officials want to create a program to eliminate blight and target problem landlords, but limited finances and staffing constraints will delay that plan until at least next year, one city leader said.

The Health and Sanitation Committee met recently to follow up on an October tour of the city's blighted areas to discuss short-term solutions that will focus on cleaning up littered yards and minor property maintenance issues.

Schofield officials did not reserve any money in the 2013 budget for a rent abatement program, which would target owners of problem properties in the city and give ...